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Flexibility on way for remote meetings

The Government is set to give local authorities the flexibility to allow councillors to attend council meetings remotely, almost nine months after Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner promised the move at the LGA’s 2024 annual conference last October.

Call to reinstate remote meetings

by The Editorial Team

A year since a government call for evidence on remote meetings closed, the LGA has called for virtual and hybrid council meetings to be an integral part of the future of local democracy in England.

Council members sitting socially distanced in a large hall

Meeting in the time of coronavirus

by The Editorial Team

Almost every council holds a meeting of all councillors in May, following the local elections.